Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
LAZ080-282100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 51 83 58 82
Temp 68 79 79 67 59 55 53 51 67 80 82 72 62 60 60 60 73 81 81 72
Dewpt 57 56 58 60 59 55 50 48 55 61 61 63 61 58 58 57 64 67 68 68
Min/Max RH 43 100 50 98 62
RH 68 45 48 78100 99 90 87 65 52 51 73 97 92 93 90 73 63 66 87
Wind Dir NE E SE SE N NE NE NE NE NE E SE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 4 5 1 0 2 3 4 5 4 4 1 0 2 3 4 6 9 9 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 6 14 7 9 7 18 7 7 23 15 1 5 27 46 56 61 56 69 73 63
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3900 3900 400 400 3800 3500 500 500 3300 3300
Trans Wind Dir NE E E NE NE E NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 5 9 10 6 6 11 13 13
ADI 39 41 4 11
Max LVORI 7 4 10 9
Stability B C F D B C F D C C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 62 82 63 82 62 83 63 82
Temp 65 63 80 73 67 65 80 73 66 64 80 74 65 64 79 72
Dewpt 65 63 72 71 67 65 72 70 65 64 69 68 65 64 68 67
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 69 100 65 100 64
RH 100 99 77 93100100 77 89 98100 70 83100100 69 83
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE E E E SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 4 11 6 3 3 6 3 2 3 8 6 3 4 11 8
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 60 60 50 20 10 20 30
Rain Showers C L L L C C S S C C
Tstms S C C C S S
$$
MSZ080-282100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 51 83 59 83
Temp 69 80 81 67 57 55 52 51 68 81 83 73 63 61 61 60 73 81 82 74
Dewpt 54 54 54 56 55 50 47 46 54 59 58 59 59 57 57 57 63 64 65 65
Min/Max RH 38 94 43 94 53
RH 59 40 39 68 93 84 84 84 60 47 43 63 88 87 88 91 71 56 56 74
Wind Dir NE E E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 5 4 0 1 3 3 4 5 6 5 1 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 2
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 4 6 12 3 14 9 10 22 22 17 3 14 24 35 54 53 56 70 80 75
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 4600 400 400 4200 5100 500 400 4300 4400
Trans Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 6 9 10 9 9 9 12 9
ADI 43 43 4 11
Max LVORI 6 3 8 6
Stability B C F D B C F E C C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 63 81 64 81 62 82 62 81
Temp 65 63 80 73 66 66 79 72 65 64 79 73 64 64 79 71
Dewpt 63 61 70 69 66 66 70 68 65 63 67 66 64 64 66 65
Max/Min RH 98 68 100 66 100 59 100 57
RH 94 93 71 87 99100 73 87100 99 66 80100 99 63 80
Wind Dir E E SE E E E SE E E E S SE S SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 5 12 5 2 2 6 2 1 2 9 5 2 4 13 8
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 60 70 60 10 10 20 30
Rain Showers C L L L L C S C C
Tstms S C C C C C
$$
MSZ082-282100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 52 83 59 82
Temp 69 79 80 67 61 56 54 54 70 81 83 73 65 62 61 61 75 82 80 71
Dewpt 55 57 55 55 51 49 47 48 57 61 60 60 59 58 58 58 64 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 42 83 47 95 56
RH 61 47 42 65 70 76 77 80 63 52 47 64 81 87 89 90 69 56 60 81
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 5 5 4 1 4 3 4 5 8 6 5 2 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 3
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 5 2 17 5 3 11 10 47 22 24 16 44 24 40 53 56 49 75 68 71
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3900 4500 400 400 4100 4900 400 400 3300 3400
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 9 6 8 10 10 8 9 9 13 11
ADI 38 43 4 11
Max LVORI 5 3 4 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 63 81 64 80 62 81 62 81
Temp 65 65 81 73 66 66 78 72 65 64 79 72 65 64 79 72
Dewpt 63 62 70 68 66 66 70 68 65 64 68 66 64 64 67 65
Max/Min RH 97 67 100 72 100 61 100 60
RH 95 90 68 84100100 76 86 99100 68 81 97100 67 79
Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE E E E SE SE S SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 6 13 8 3 5 9 2 1 2 9 4 3 4 12 9
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 50 60 60 20 10 10 30
Rain Showers C C L L L C S S C
Tstms S C C C C S
$$
MSZ082-282100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 80 52 81 59 81
Temp 69 78 79 66 60 55 54 54 70 79 81 72 64 61 61 61 73 79 80 72
Dewpt 56 58 56 57 52 49 47 49 59 63 62 63 60 59 58 59 65 66 67 67
Min/Max RH 45 86 53 93 60
RH 63 50 45 73 75 80 77 83 68 58 53 73 87 93 90 93 76 64 65 84
Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 5 5 4 2 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 2 3 3 4 5 8 8 6 2
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 7 1 13 10 4 12 21 48 15 31 19 33 26 41 55 59 51 70 68 69
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3500 3900 400 400 3900 4600 400 500 3400 3200
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 9 6 9 10 11 9 10 10 13 10
ADI 39 38 5 11
Max LVORI 6 3 5 5
Stability B C F D B C F E C C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 62 79 64 78 61 79 62 79
Temp 64 64 79 72 66 66 77 71 65 63 77 71 64 63 77 71
Dewpt 63 63 71 70 66 66 71 69 65 63 69 68 64 63 68 67
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 76 100 71 100 67
RH 97 97 77 93100100 82 93100100 76 90100100 74 87
Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 5 11 5 3 4 8 2 1 2 8 3 3 4 10 6
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 60 60 20 10 10 30
Rain Showers C C L L L C S S C
Tstms C C C C S
$$
MSZ070-282100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 50 83 56 83
Temp 70 80 81 68 60 56 52 50 68 81 83 72 62 60 57 57 71 81 83 75
Dewpt 55 51 49 50 49 50 48 46 51 48 47 51 52 54 55 55 61 61 61 62
Min/Max RH 32 90 28 96 48
RH 58 36 33 53 67 79 87 88 55 32 29 47 70 82 93 93 70 51 48 64
Wind Dir E NE E E E E NE NE E NE NE NE NE E NE E E E E E
Wind Spd 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 5 8 6 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 4 1 2 7 19 24 10 20 7 9 7 22 22 33 49 66 69 80 80 80
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 4600 400 400 3500 4500 400 400 4400 4900
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 11 10
ADI 40 37 4 7
Max LVORI 6 2 5 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 62 81 63 81 62 83 62 81
Temp 65 62 79 74 66 65 79 73 65 63 80 74 65 63 79 72
Dewpt 62 61 67 67 66 65 69 67 65 63 67 65 65 63 65 63
Max/Min RH 97 63 100 65 100 56 100 55
RH 91 97 67 81100100 72 81 99100 65 74100100 63 72
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE E SW NE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 4 8 4 2 2 5 2 1 2 9 8 4 5 12 9
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 60 70 40 5 10 20 40
Rain Showers S C L L L C C S S C
Tstms C C C S S
$$
MSZ082-282100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 52 82 60 83
Temp 68 79 80 67 61 56 54 54 68 80 82 72 65 63 62 62 73 81 82 73
Dewpt 55 58 55 55 51 48 47 47 57 62 60 60 59 58 58 58 64 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 42 83 47 90 55
RH 63 49 42 65 70 74 77 77 68 54 47 66 81 84 87 87 73 60 56 76
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 1 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 2
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 5 1 12 3 2 6 10 37 23 14 10 35 21 34 52 51 50 72 70 73
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 4400 400 400 4300 5500 400 400 4200 4300
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 9 9 10 9 9 9 11 9
ADI 41 42 4 11
Max LVORI 5 3 4 5
Stability B C F D B C F E B C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 64 81 65 80 63 80 63 80
Temp 65 66 80 73 67 67 78 72 65 65 78 72 65 65 78 71
Dewpt 63 62 70 68 67 67 71 68 65 65 68 66 65 64 67 65
Max/Min RH 97 69 100 72 100 65 100 62
RH 93 87 72 84100100 79 87100100 71 81100 97 69 81
Wind Dir NE E SE E E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 5 11 5 2 3 6 2 1 2 8 4 2 4 11 6
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 70 60 10 10 10 30
Rain Showers C C L L L L S C
Tstms C C C C C
$$
MSZ081-282100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
725 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 55 82 62 82
Temp 69 79 80 68 62 58 56 55 69 80 82 73 66 64 63 63 75 82 80 72
Dewpt 52 54 54 56 53 49 46 46 53 59 58 59 58 58 57 58 61 63 63 64
Min/Max RH 39 73 44 84 53
RH 55 42 41 65 72 72 69 72 57 49 44 62 75 81 81 84 62 53 56 76
Wind Dir NE E E N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 6 6 5 0 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 2 5 4 5 6 9 10 9 3
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 5 5 10 2 4 9 10 33 25 22 14 27 22 33 49 51 50 77 73 74
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4000 4100 400 400 4200 4800 500 500 3600 3400
Trans Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 9 5 8 9 10 8 9 10 12 10
ADI 39 39 4 11
Max LVORI 4 4 3 3
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 65 81 66 80 64 81 64 80
Temp 66 67 80 74 68 68 78 73 66 65 79 73 66 66 78 72
Dewpt 63 62 68 67 67 67 68 67 66 65 66 65 65 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 93 65 97 67 100 56 97 56
RH 90 84 67 79 97 97 71 81100100 64 76 97 97 64 76
Wind Dir NE E SE E E E SE E E E SE SE S SE S SE
Wind Spd 3 6 13 9 4 5 9 4 2 3 10 5 4 6 13 10
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 60 70 60 20 10 10 30
Rain Showers C L L L L C S S C
Tstms S C C C C C
$$
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is not to be substituted for an official fire weather spot
forecast. The data displayed are caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster@noaa.gov.
Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note: Winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min temp or Min/Max temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
relative to due north.
Example: 09 = 90 degrees = east; 18 = 180 degrees = south;
27 = 270 degrees = west; 36 = 360 degrees = north
Wind Spd(mph).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Gust(mph)......................20 ft. Wind Gust
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Indx...........................Heat Index
Clouds(cat).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = clear; FW = few; SC = scattered;
B1 = mostly cloudy; B2 = considerable clouds; OV = overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
Visibility..........................Visibility Value in Statute Miles
PoP 12hr(%).........................Probability of Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs.....Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
Obvis...............................Obstruction to Visibility
Type...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
DSI (cat)...........................Davis Stability Index
Mix Hgt(ft AGL).....................Mixing Height
T wind dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T wind spd(mph).....................Transport Wind Speed
ADI (index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Ceiling (ft)........................Ceiling
LVORI (index).......................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
Stability (cat).....................Pasquill Turner Stability
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min temp or Min/Max temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind dir............................20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind spd(mph).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Avg clouds(cat).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See day 1 through 3 weather descriptions